At the time of its inauguration in 1998, the administration of President Kim Dae-jung appointed two women to the cabinet (Health and Welfare, Culture and Tourism) and one woman to the ministerial level post of chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Women's Affairs.
Al asumir la presidencia en 1998, el Presidente Kim Dae-jung nombró dos mujeres en su gabinete (Salud y Bienestar Social, y Cultura y Turismo) y una al cargo de presidenta de la Comisión Presidencial de Asuntos de la Mujer, de nivel ministerial.